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The Battle of Basantar/ Lt. General Hanut Singh

Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: The Times of India [[File: Lt. General Hanut Singh.jpg|Lt. General Hanut Singh
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SWEET VICTORY: (L to R) Daffadar Kushal Singh tank gun loader and radio operator; Daffadar Harjinderpal Singh tank driver; Lt Col Hanut Singh, Commandant The Poona Horse; Daffadar Dalip Singh tank gunner Photo was taken on the day after the cease fire on Dec 17, 1971
From: Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: The Times of India

Lt Gen Hanut Singh: The leader whose cool courage inspired his men to remain steadfast and perform commendable acts of gallantry
From: Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: The Times of India

Commemoration of beginning of year-long celebrations of victory of 1971 war against Pakistan at Lt Gen Hanut Singh ji war memorial at Jasol, Rajasthan
From: Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: The Times of India

THE SAINT SOLDIER: After retirement Lt Gen Hanut Singh dedicated his life to books and meditation
From: Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: The Times of India

JAIPUR: The name of Lt. General Hanut Singh resonates with bravery, integrity, fearlessness and compassion. Considered to be one of the greatest commanders of the Indian Army, Battle of Basantar in 1971 was Singh’s finest hour for which he was awarded with the Maha Vir Chakra.

Hanut Singh was born on July 6, 1933 at Jasol in Barmer. His father Col Arjun Singh had served in Jodhpur Lancers and commanded Kachhawa Horse. He was said to be a voracious reader and was very interested in Rajput history and tradition in which he took great pride. After passing out from the Indian Military Academy, Hanut was commissioned into The Poona Horse in 1952.

Battle of Basantar is considered to be the fiercest tank battle in Indian military history. While the war was going on in the eastern front, India conducted operations in Shakargarh Bulge on the Western front. Shakargarh bulge in Punjab has always been a strategic area of importance for India as it threatened the road links between Jammu and Indian Punjab. Hence, it was crucial for India to secure the region. When the war broke out December 3, 1971 and by December 15, 1971 The Poona Horse under command of Lt Col Hanut Singh had reached the Basantar River and was tasked to cross the enemy anti tank minefield laid in the dry bed of the Basantar river.

The Engineer Corps was given the task to clear the minefield, but till night, it was only partially done on account of the sandy river bed. Realising the gravity of the developing situation Hanut decided to move his regiment across the uncleared minefield on night of 15 December and after sometime, without any causality they were successful.

Major General V K Singh, in his book ‘Leadership in the Indian Army’, describing the battle stated that after crossing the minefield Singh divided A, B and C squadrons in three different sectors in the bridgehead to take on the enemy counter attack. A fierce tank battle was fought on December 16 and 17.

Hanut ordered his officers “Fight from wherever you are and no tank will move back even an inch.”

His men, being immensely loyal to him, fought till their last breath. It was during this battle that Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal destroyed 10 enemy tanks before achieving martyrdom. During the action Khetrapal was asked by his superior to pull back and leave his tank which had caught fire to which he replied, “Didn’t you hear the CO’s transmission? No tank will pull back even an inch.” He was rewarded with the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for gallantry beyond the call of duty. He was 21 years of age.

Pakistan’s 13 Lancers and 31 Cavalry, equipped with Patton tanks lost 48 tanks in this action and were operationally crippled. The unprecedented bravery showed by The Poona Horse earned praise from Pakistan army as well that called the regiment ‘Fakhr-e-Hind’. The citation of Singh for the Maha Vir Chakra reads, “Undeterred by enemy medium artillery and tank fire, Lieutenant Colonel Hanut Singh moved from one threatened sector to another with utter disregard for his personal safety. His presence and cool courage inspired his men to remain steadfast and perform commendable acts of gallantry.” After a decade, in 1982, as a Major General, Hanut Singh was posted by Indian army MS Branch to command 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim. Just like today, Chinese were constantly intruding into Indian territory trying to pressurise and overawe the Indian troops deployed there.

Major General Hanut Singh took the matter into his own hands. He visited all the brigades in Sikkim where he held Sainik Sammelan. Retired Brigadier of The Poona Horse, Karan Singh Rathore who was also part of that sammelan recalls that they were given orders to open fire on Chinese after three warnings until they vacate Indian territory. “The senior officers present were ordered that if any of them became hesitant in firing which resulted in Indian casualties, he would court martial that person for cowardice,” said Rathore. The message was loud and clear to the Chinese that a new leader had arrived.

After retirement Hanut Singh shifted to Dehradun, dedicated his life to books and meditation. He passed away on April 11, 2015.

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-[[File: Badminton, P V Sindhu, Marin and Saina Nehwal.jpg|Badminton, P V Sindhu, Marin and Saina Nehwal; Graphic courtesy: [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=SAINA-AND-SINDHU-STUDY-IN-CONTRAST-20082016026026 ''The Times of India''], August 20, 2016|frame|500px]]
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-''' UNPRECEDENTED LEAP IN BADMINTON '''
-Amit Kumar Das
-It turned out to be a watershed year for Indian badminton as the home shuttlers clinched no less than eight individual titles and also broke new grounds in team championships, making India a dominant force at the international stage
-Saina Nehwal and K. Srikanth clinching titles at China Super Series Premier and P.V. Sindhu bagging five bronze, including a World Championship medal, besides the historic bronze medals at Uber Cup and Asian Games, were the highlights of the year in which Indian badminton achieved unprecedented success at the global platform.
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-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=SCALING-NEW-FRONTIERS-31122014030010 ''The Times of India''], Dec 31 2014
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-==Garaga, Rankireddy win Badminton Asia Championships boys doubles==
-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Jayaram-retains-Dutch-Open-title-12102015025070 ''The Times of India''], October 12, 2015
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+=The Battle of Basantar/ Lt. General Hanut Singh=
-The duo, who trains at the Pullela Gopichand Academy here, faced a stiff resistance in the first game as the Thais saved four game points from 1620 before the Indians claimed it. In the second, the Indians got off to a brisk start and maintained a healthy lead over their rivals right throughout.
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+[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India'']
-==2016: Asia Championship==
+[[File: Lt. General Hanut Singh.jpg|Lt. General Hanut Singh <br/> From: [[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India'']|frame|500px]]
-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Shuttlers-lose-in-Asia-Cship-semis-21022016028036 ''The Times of India''], Feb 21 2016
-Manne Ratnakar
+[[File: SWEET VICTORY- (L to R) Daffadar Kushal Singh tank gun loader and radio operator; Daffadar Harjinderpal Singh tank driver; Lt Col Hanut Singh, Commandant The Poona Horse; Daffadar Dalip Singh tank gunner.jpg|SWEET VICTORY: (L to R) Daffadar Kushal Singh tank gun loader and radio operator; Daffadar Harjinderpal Singh tank driver; Lt Col Hanut Singh, Commandant The Poona Horse; Daffadar Dalip Singh tank gunner Photo was taken on the day after the cease fire on Dec 17, 1971 <br/> From: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India'']|frame|500px]]
-'''Shuttlers lose in Asia C'ship semis'''
+[[File: Lt Gen Hanut Singh- The leader whose cool courage inspired his men to remain steadfast and perform commendable acts of gallantry.jpg|Lt Gen Hanut Singh: The leader whose cool courage inspired his men to remain steadfast and perform commendable acts of gallantry <br/> From: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India''] |frame|500px]]
-HS Prannoy , saviour of the hosts for the last two days, could not repeat the magic as his team bowed out of the tie much before his arrival, losing 1-3 to Indonesia in the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.
+[[File: Commemoration of beginning of year-long celebrations of victory of 1971 war against Pakistan at Lt Gen Hanut Singh ji war memorial at Jasol, Rajasthan.jpg|Commemoration of beginning of year-long celebrations of victory of 1971 war against Pakistan at Lt Gen Hanut Singh ji war memorial at Jasol, Rajasthan <br/> From: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India''] |frame|500px]]
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+[[File: THE SAINT SOLDIER- After retirement Lt Gen Hanut Singh dedicated his life to books and meditation.jpg|THE SAINT SOLDIER: After retirement Lt Gen Hanut Singh dedicated his life to books and meditation <br/> From: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms  Parul Kulshrestha, December 18, 2020: ''The Times of India''] |frame|500px]]
-Doubles pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy proved no match for Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-11, 2110. In the second singles, world No.25 Ajay Jayaram tried hard before going down to Anthony Ginting 15-21, 20-22.
+JAIPUR: The name of Lt. General Hanut Singh resonates with bravery, integrity, fearlessness and compassion. Considered to be one of the greatest commanders of the Indian Army, Battle of Basantar in 1971 was Singh’s finest hour for which he was awarded with the Maha Vir Chakra.
-==2016: Uber Cup==
+Hanut Singh was born on July 6, 1933 at Jasol in Barmer. His father Col Arjun Singh had served in Jodhpur Lancers and commanded Kachhawa Horse. He was said to be a voracious reader and was very interested in Rajput history and tradition in which he took great pride. After passing out from the Indian Military Academy, Hanut was commissioned into The Poona Horse in 1952.
-===Women===
-[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Ruthvika-steals-the-show-as-Indian-women-enter-20052016034034 ''The Times of India''], May 20, 2016
-'''Quarterfinals ''' When the top gun, misfired youngster RuthvikaShivani came to the rescue with a stupendous display to assure her team of a bronze with a 3-1 victory against Thailand in the Uber Cup quarterfinals on Thursday.
+Battle of Basantar is considered to be the fiercest tank battle in Indian military history. While the war was going on in the eastern front, India conducted operations in Shakargarh Bulge on the Western front. Shakargarh bulge in Punjab has always been a strategic area of importance for India as it threatened the road links between Jammu and Indian Punjab. Hence, it was crucial for India to secure the region. When the war broke out December 3, 1971 and by December 15, 1971 The Poona Horse under command of Lt Col Hanut Singh had reached the Basantar River and was tasked to cross the enemy anti tank minefield laid in the dry bed of the Basantar river.
-This will be only the second medal for India at this prestigious team event. Indian women had won bronze at the last edition.
+The Engineer Corps was given the task to clear the minefield, but till night, it was only partially done on account of the sandy river bed. Realising the gravity of the developing situation Hanut decided to move his regiment across the uncleared minefield on night of 15 December and after sometime, without any causality they were successful.
-For a long time, Saina Nehwal had carried Indian hopes. But the off-colour Hyderabadi faltered on the day to give India a poor start. PV Sindhu, however, stepped up and put the campaign back on rails with a dominant 21-18, 21-7 victory against Busanan Ongbumrungphan.
+Major General V K Singh, in his book ‘Leadership in the Indian Army’, describing the battle stated that after crossing the minefield Singh divided A, B and C squadrons in three different sectors in the bridgehead to take on the enemy counter attack. A fierce tank battle was fought on December 16 and 17.
-JwalaGutta and Ashwini Ponnappa made it 2-1for with a 21-19, 21-12 win against PuttitaSupajirakul and SapsireeTaerattanachai.
+Hanut ordered his officers “Fight from wherever you are and no tank will move back even an inch.”
-Ruthvika then proved her mettle. No one expected her to get past a tough opponent like NitchaonJindapol, the world No.25 who has been giving top shuttlers a tough time. She had even defeated PV Sindhu in January this year.Ruthvika came up with a stunning show and registered a 21-18, 21-16 victory . Leading 20-10, Ruthvika conceded eight points before winning the first game at 21-18.
+His men, being immensely loyal to him, fought till their last breath. It was during this battle that Second Lieutenant Arun Khetrapal destroyed 10 enemy tanks before achieving martyrdom. During the action Khetrapal was asked by his superior to pull back and leave his tank which had caught fire to which he replied, “Didn’t you hear the CO’s transmission? No tank will pull back even an inch.” He was rewarded with the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for gallantry beyond the call of duty. He was 21 years of age.
-=See also=
-Pages on individual stars like
-[[Kidambi Sriknath]],
+Pakistan’s 13 Lancers and 31 Cavalry, equipped with Patton tanks lost 48 tanks in this action and were operationally crippled. The unprecedented bravery showed by The Poona Horse earned praise from Pakistan army as well that called the regiment ‘Fakhr-e-Hind’.
+The citation of Singh for the Maha Vir Chakra reads, “Undeterred by enemy medium artillery and tank fire, Lieutenant Colonel Hanut Singh moved from one threatened sector to another with utter disregard for his personal safety. His presence and cool courage inspired his men to remain steadfast and perform commendable acts of gallantry.”
+After a decade, in 1982, as a Major General, Hanut Singh was posted by Indian army MS Branch to command 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim. Just like today, Chinese were constantly intruding into Indian territory trying to pressurise and overawe the Indian troops deployed there.
-[[Pullela Gopichand]],
+Major General Hanut Singh took the matter into his own hands. He visited all the brigades in Sikkim where he held Sainik Sammelan.
+Retired Brigadier of The Poona Horse, Karan Singh Rathore who was also part of that sammelan recalls that they were given orders to open fire on Chinese after three warnings until they vacate Indian territory. “The senior officers present were ordered that if any of them became hesitant in firing which resulted in Indian casualties, he would court martial that person for cowardice,” said Rathore. The message was loud and clear to the Chinese that a new leader had arrived.
-[[PV Sindhu]],
+After retirement Hanut Singh shifted to Dehradun, dedicated his life to books and meditation. He passed away on April 11, 2015.
-[[Saina Nehwal]].
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